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Views wanted on the future
PoppyBaby is the UK’s newest online baby shop
of faith school transport
The free transport given to pupils who attend faith schools in Swindon
is being reviewed and Swindon Borough Council is seeking everyone’s
views on the options.
From pregnancy to new baby, baby to toddler, we hand pick the A public consultation ends on for our services. This means that we
best possible products for you.
Friday 26 November to help the must look at all areas of expenditure
PoppyBaby.com is updated weekly with new products for you, council decide whether to continue that are discretionary, including
your baby and your family. to fund the £230,000 annual cost of denominational school transport.”
We are located in Swindon, the service, which it is not required The consultation document
Wiltshire and deliver our by law to provide. and questionnaire can be found at
new baby products across The review is a result of the severe http://bit.ly/ak5Q9i
the UK and Europe. cost pressures facing the council,
in common with all education au- Award winning
Tel: 01793 532287 thorities. At the moment, 210 pupils workers out of jobs
Email: [email protected] in the borough benefit from free
denominational school transport.
The options are:
• the immediate removal of the
service from September 2012;
• a phased removal from Septem-
1 2 3 4 5 ber 2012, meaning that those pupils
who currently receive the service
...off to Kumon I go, at maths and English I’m a pro will do so until the end of their Due to government cutbacks,
primary or secondary education; Nova Hreod and Isambard Ex-
Maths and English Study Programmes Contact: • no change to the arrangements. tended School Services workers
Kumon programmes: Haydon Wick Any changes agreed would not Lisa Parkinson and Sandra Collis,
• work at a pace that is tailored to your Tsuyako Haruki apply to pupils who have special above, were made redundant in
child’s needs 01285 643701 educational needs, or those from mid-October, after three years or-
• give their confidence a real boost low income families who have a ganising a wide range of commu-
• develop invaluable study habits and Swindon Shaw legal entitlement to free home to nity activities and courses across
concentration Irzana Golding school transport. North Swindon.
• complement the school curriculum 01793 686112 Coun David Renard, Swindon Ironically, in October, the schools’
cabinet member for children’s ser- cluster became the first in the South
vices, said, “the council’s income is West to be awarded Quality in
kumon.co.uk Every child can shine falling and we have a rising demand Extended Services (QES) status.

‘A Quality Education

for a Lifetime of Opportunities’

Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School is a village school situated in a favourable
rural area a few miles south-west of Swindon. We were founded in 1743 by Thomas
Bennet and taken over by the LEA about 100 years later.
Over recent years we have extended our facilities to accommodate four mixed-age
classes, a large hall where hot meals are served, a multi-purpose unit housing a pre-school
facility and a conservatory area for individual or small group teaching, including a multi-
sensory learning library for parents and carers to access resources for learning at home.
Everyone knows each other throughout the school, from the oldest to the very youngest,
staff, parents and children alike, giving us a warm family atmosphere. Our professional
and enthusiastic staff provide a safe and secure environment and a creative and
stimulating curriculum.
We are able to accept children in Reception through to Year 2
and you are warmly invited to make an appointment to visit us.
Please call Mrs E Floyd, Headteacher on 01793 731262 to arrange a time.
www.broadhintonschool.org

Positive comments about Broad Hinton Primary:
‘A good school which prides itself on the good care, support and guidance it provides for the pupils.
Teachers provide stimulating activities that enthuse and excite the pupils’
‘Pupils demonstrate very good levels of confidence and very good skills in independence, self-management and team work’ OFSTED July 2007
‘The school is an incredibly caring community where pupils know how to give and ask for support. Parents feel valued and welcomed
and there are good and effective links with the local church.’ Church of England Inspection July 2007

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